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{{Short description|2002 single by Coldplay}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = In My Place
| cover      = In My Place (2002 Coldplay single).jpg
| alt        = 
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Coldplay]]
| album      = [[A Rush of Blood to the Head]]
| B-side     = 
* "One I Love"
* "I Bloom Blaum"
| released   = {{Start date|2002|08|05|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| studio     = 
| venue      = 
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=3|s=48}}
| label      = 
* [[Parlophone]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer     = 
* [[Guy Berryman]]
* [[Jonny Buckland]]
* [[Will Champion]]
* [[Chris Martin]]
| producer   = 
* [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]]
* Coldplay
| prev_title = [[Don't Panic (Coldplay song)|Don't Panic]]
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = [[The Scientist (song)|The Scientist]]
| next_year  = 2002
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gnIZ7RMuLpU|"In My Place"}}}}
}}
"'''In My Place'''" is a song by British [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Coldplay]]. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members and released on their second album, ''[[A Rush of Blood to the Head]]''. The track is built around thumping drums and chiming guitars. It was released on 5 August 2002 as the [[lead single]] from ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' and reached number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song also reached number 17 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock Tracks]].

"In My Place" was well received by critics, who complimented its arrangement and profound lyrics. The song won the award for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] at the [[45th Annual Grammy Awards]].

==Background and composition==
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In an interview with ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine, lead singer [[Chris Martin]] stated that "In My Place" was a song Coldplay had left after recording their debut album ''[[Parachutes (Coldplay album)|Parachutes]]'' (2000).<ref name="q">{{cite news|title=The State of Coldplay|work=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=August 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Joshua|last=Klein|title=Coldplay set for stardom with blend of talent, fun|date=5 August 2002|journal=[[Chicago Tribune]]|page=3}}</ref> When the band finished recording their second album ''[[A Rush of Blood to the Head]]'', Martin said that the album was complete.<ref name="q"/> However, after guitarist [[Jonny Buckland]] played the song on his guitar, Martin said that they now needed to record it and include it on the album.<ref name="q"/> Martin also said that: "That's about where you're put in the world, and how you're given your position, and the way you look, and how you have to get on with it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/content/ezine/documents/ezine6.pdf|title=Coldplay Ezine: Issue 6|access-date=31 August 2008|publisher=Coldplay|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080408163645/http://www.coldplay.com/content/ezine/documents/ezine6.pdf |archive-date = 8 April 2008}}</ref> In an interview, Buckland revealed that the song was hard to record, as the band had played the song live.<ref name="ezine"/> He also commented that when they started recording the song, they did not know how it should sound, due to the band members' contrasting ideas.<ref name="ezine"/>

The song opens with a single crash cymbal followed by two [[bar (music)|bars]] of 4/4 drumming, then a plaintive three-[[Musical note|note]] guitar line rings through a strummy rhythm, and Martin's vocals.<ref name="tack">{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456991/20020812/coldplay.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021025050033/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456991/20020812/coldplay.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2002|title= Coldplay Play On, Thanks To New Single|access-date=2 September 2008|date=12 August 2002|work=[[MTV News]]}}</ref><ref name="np">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2209693.stm|title=Coldplay's Rush is near-flawless|last=Parker|first=Nigel|date=23 August 2002|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> Its instrumentation is varied with the sound of thumping drums, chiming guitars, a singalong chorus, and a [[string instrument|string]] arrangement.<ref name="tack"/><ref name="np" /><ref>{{cite journal|first=David|last=Cheal|title=Perfect Playlist: Coldplay|date=12 October 2006|journal=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|page=030}}</ref> The song also features guitar [[Lick (music)|licks]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=McNamee|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/coldplay/6591|title=Coldplay&nbsp;— In My Place|access-date=2 September 2008|date=30 July 2002|work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Adrian|last=Denning|url=http://www.adriandenning.co.uk/coldplay.html|title=Coldplay album reviews|access-date=1 September 2008|publisher=Adrian Denning.com}}</ref> The lyrics emphasise: "But I wait for you/if you go, if you go/leave me down here on my own/then I'll wait for you."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/coldplay/in_my_place/2650932/lyrics.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526061137/http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/coldplay/in_my_place/2650932/lyrics.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2012|title=In My Place Lyrics|access-date=2 September 2008|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> The song's lyrics also include references to a desire for weary optimism.<ref>{{cite news|first=Neil|last=McCormick|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/08/01/bmneil01.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020921210741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2002%2F08%2F01%2Fbmneil01.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2002|title=Why I'm suddenly warming to Coldplay|access-date=2 September 2008|date=1 August 2002|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London}}</ref>

The song is written in the key of [[A major]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0042977|title=In My Place by Coldplay – Digital Sheet Music|publisher=Musicnotes.com|date=2002|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> It has been noted that the song's drum intro bears a close resemblance to the beginning of the [[Ride (band)|Ride]] song "Dreams Burn Down".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/nov/19/ride-10-of-the-best |title=Ride: 10 of the best |last=Cramp |first=Nathaniel |date=19 November 2014 |website=[[theguardian.com]] |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8544382/coldplay-songs-best-top-50 |title=The 50 Best Coldplay Songs: Staff Picks |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=21 November 2019 |website=[[billboard.com]] |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
[[File:Coldplay - In My Place - 08.jpg|thumb|right|Coldplay's performance of "In My Place" during the band's [[Viva la Vida Tour]].]]
Critics were positive towards the song. In the ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' review of the album, critic David Browne wrote: "Songs like 'In My Place' and 'Warning Sign' marry lyrics imbued with deep regret and mistakes ('You were an island / And I passed you by' in the touching latter song) with lyrical melodies and guitar hooks that twinkle and sparkle".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/09/06/rush-blood-head/|title=A Rush of Blood to the Head&nbsp;— Music Review|access-date=2 September 2008|date=2 September 2002|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929193927/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345715,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Adrien Begrand of ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote: "When the shimmering, pretty lead-off single 'In My Place' represents the album's weakest moment, you know you've got something extraordinary. Currently storming the charts a la '[[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]]', 'In My Place' is another surprisingly simple song, carried by Jonny Buckland's chiming guitar and Chris Martin’s heartfelt vocals. It really shouldn't amount to much, but Coldplay make it work very well".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Adrien|last=Begrand|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/15195/coldplay-rush/|title=Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head|access-date=2 September 2008|date=6 September 2002|magazine=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>

Amy M. Bruce of ''[[The Towerlight]]'' wrote that "With a slew of introspective [[Rock music|rock]] songs like 'In My Place' and '[[God Put a Smile upon Your Face]],' this album is worthy of the hype surrounding the band's first album".<ref>{{cite news|first=Amy M.|last=Bruce|title=Coldplay is not "Yellow" anymore|date=2 September 2002|work=[[The Towerlight]]}}</ref> Jules Willis of the [[BBC]] said that "The second track, the first written post-''Parachutes'' and sounding like a refugee from that album, is the grower 'In My Place'. It's a fantastic [[Pop music|pop]] tune that justifies Coldplay's status as one of UK's most exciting bands".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jules|last=Willis|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zhf9/|title=Coldplay&nbsp;— A Rush of Blood to the Head|access-date=2 September 2008|date=20 November 2002|work=[[BBC Music]]|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' and ''[[NME]]'' included the track at number 14 and 43, respectively, on their "Best Songs of 2002" lists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2002 |title=Best Albums of 2002 |url=https://www.avclub.com/best-albums-of-2002-1798208875 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129051855/https://music.avclub.com/best-albums-of-2002-1798208875 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=2021-04-21 |website=The AV Club |language=en-us}}
* {{Cite web |title=Rocklist - NME End Of Year Lists 2002 |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2002.html |access-date=2021-04-21 |website=Rocklist UK}}</ref> In the [[Pazz & Jop|Pazz & Jop Critics Poll]], "In My Place" appeared at number 15.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 February 2003 |title=Pazz & Jop 2002 Winners |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/02/single_winners1.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220141119/http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/02/single_winners1.php |archive-date=20 February 2003 |access-date=4 January 2025 |newspaper=The Village Voice}}</ref>

== Release and commercial performance ==
Coldplay released "In My Place" on 5 August 2002 as the album ''A Rush of Blood to the Head''<nowiki/>'s [[lead single]].<ref name="rel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine3.pdf|title=Coldplay Ezine: Issue 3|access-date=2 September 2008|publisher=Coldplay|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071111124810/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine3.pdf |archive-date = 11 November 2007}}</ref><ref name="rel2">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-07-20.pdf|title=Airborne|last=Ramsay|first=Maggie|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=20|issue=30|page=10|date=20 July 2002|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> It was pressed with two [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s: "One I Love" and "I Bloom Blaum".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477848/20030903/coldplay.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030905124418/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477848/20030903/coldplay.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2003|title=Coldplay To Release Live DVD, CD|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|date=3 September 2003|work=[[MTV News]]|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/release/7336751 |title=In My Place (B-Sides) by Coldplay |access-date=2 September 2008 |work=[[Yahoo! Music]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The cover artwork features Buckland, with art directed by [[Sølve Sundsbø]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine5.pdf|title=Coldplay Ezine: Issue 5|access-date=2 September 2008|publisher=Coldplay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111124749/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine5.pdf|archive-date=11 November 2007}}</ref>

"In My Place" peaked at number two on [[UK Singles Chart]] on 17 August 2002,<ref name="bill">{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Sexton|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045007/coldplay-dominates-uk-album-singles-charts|title=Coldplay Dominates U.K. Album, Singles Charts|access-date=2 September 2008|date=23 June 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> kept off the top by "[[Colourblind (Darius Danesh song)|Colourblind]]" by [[Darius Danesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popdirt.com/darius-danesh-remains-atop-uk-singles-chart/6601/|title=Darius Danesh Remains Atop UK Singles Chart|access-date=2 September 2008|date=12 August 2002|publisher=Pop Dirt|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154245/http://popdirt.com/darius-danesh-remains-atop-uk-singles-chart/6601/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It spent one week on the top 10<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{Cite web |title=Coldplay {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7620/coldplay/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> and stayed in the chart until 23 November 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alan |last=Jones |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25850438_ITM |title=The official UK singles chart top 75. |access-date=2 September 2008 |date=17 August 2002 |magazine=Music Week }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The song re-entered the UK top 40 in July 2011.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> The song reached number seventeen on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s'' [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=coldplay|chart=all}} |title=Artist Chart History&nbsp;— Coldplay |access-date=2 September 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405000723/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299516/coldplay/chart |archive-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> The band were yet to have a number one single.<ref name="yahoo music"/> In 2005, "[[Speed of Sound (song)|Speed of Sound]]", the lead single of the band's third album, ''[[X&Y]]'', also reached number two, but never the number one position.<ref name="yahoo music">{{cite web|url=http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/262/week-ending-june-28th-2008/|title=Week Ending June 28, 2008|access-date=2 September 2008|date=28 June 2008|work=[[Yahoo! Music]] Blogs}}</ref> "Speed of Sound" was marked as Coldplay's most successful single until "[[Viva la Vida]]", reached number one in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7464051.stm|title=Coldplay top US Billboard chart|date=19 June 2008|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video for "In My Place" was directed by [[Sophie Muller]]. It debuted on 17 June 2002 on [[AOL]].<ref name="tack"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933383/coldplay_give_blood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110085900/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5933383/coldplay_give_blood |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2013 |title=Coldplay Give "Blood" |access-date=4 September 2008 |date=14 June 2002 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> It features the band playing in a huge, nearly empty, white studio room, with a bluish light resembling sunlight coming from an off-screen source. The video starts off with a closeup of [[Will Champion]] playing the drums as the song begins; while the rest of the band plays, Chris Martin, who is sitting in a corner, gets up and joins them in the song. Throughout the video, Martin sings directly to the camera, interspersed with shots of the other members of the band playing their instruments. During the guitar solo, Martin runs up to two women who are seen sitting on a step in the background, talks to them for a while, and then runs back to sing the rest of the song. The two women in the background were members of the video crew: a makeup artist/wardrobe assistant and the video commissioner.<ref name="tack"/>

The video was subjected to a spoof by [[Bad Lip Reading]] on their [[YouTube]] page. It was dubbed with the song "Yeti" that was composed and recorded, like BLR's other videos, to humorously reinterpret the lip movement and action in the video. "Yeti" has received over three million views on YouTube as of April 2017.<ref name="BLR">{{cite video | people =Bad Lip Reading | title =Yeti | medium = Spoof | date =July 2012 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxQwtl_giK4&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1}}</ref>

==Awards==
"In My Place" won a [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] at the [[2003 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2793065.stm|title=The 2003 Grammys: Main winners|access-date=2 September 2008|date=23 February 2003|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/24/grammy.list.ap/index.html|title=Complete list of Grammy winners|access-date=2 September 2008|date=24 February 2003|publisher=[[CNN|CNN: Showbiz/Music]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080523025714/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/24/grammy.list.ap/index.html |archive-date = 23 May 2008}}</ref> The song was nominated for two [[2003 MuchMusic Video Awards]] for [[MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Group Video|Best international Video&ndash;Group]] and People's Choice: Favorite International Group.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4611505-1.html |title=Our Lady Peace Leads Muchmusic Video Nominees |last=Jeckell |first=Barry A. |date=21 May 2003 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=All Business |access-date=10 February 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Usage in media==
{{See also|List of cover versions of Coldplay songs}}
In 2003, "In My Place" was featured on Coldplay's [[live album]], ''[[Live 2003 (Coldplay album)|Live 2003]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Michael|last=Snodgrass|title=Coldplay Becomes Our Friend And Buys Us Ice Cream|date=12 November 2003|journal=[[The Buffalo News]]|page=N4}}</ref> In 2012, "In My Place" was featured on Coldplay's [[live album]] ''[[Live 2012 (Coldplay album)|Live 2012]]''. The song appeared in the 2006 [[Cold Case season 4|season 4]] episode "Saving Sammy" on [[CBS]]' television series ''[[Cold Case]]''.<ref name="cold case">{{cite episode |title=Saving Sammy |series=[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]] |credits=Tyler Bensinger and [[Paris Barclay]] |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=22 October 2006 |season=4 |number=74 |minutes=45 }}</ref> The song was used as a closing montage song about a case from 2003.<ref name="cold case"/> The track appeared again on the 2002 episode "Girls Own Juice" of the television series ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Girls Own Juice |series=[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]] |credits=Kim Newton and Paris Barclay |network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |airdate=25 September 2002 |season=1 |number=2 |minutes=60 }}</ref> The song is also featured in as playable in the 2009 video game ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2009/07/30/prnewswire200907300830PR_NEWS_USPR_____LA54306.html |title=Activision Unveils Epic 85 Song Guitar Hero(R) 5 Set List Featuring Widest Variety of Today's... |date=30 July 2009 |work=[[Forbes]] |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=16 October 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All versions of the official single included the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "One I Love".<ref name="ezine">{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine4.pdf|title=Coldplay Ezine: Issue 4|access-date=31 August 2008|publisher=Coldplay|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071111124656/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine4.pdf |archive-date = 11 November 2007}}</ref> This track was performed on the subsequent [[A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour]] and is featured on ''Live 2003''.<ref>{{cite video|date=2003|title=Live 2003|medium=DVD|publisher=Capitol Records and Parlophone}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| title1 = In My Place
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = One I Love
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = I Bloom Blaum
| length3 = 2:11
}}

==Personnel==
;Coldplay
* [[Chris Martin]] – lead vocals, organ, string arrangements 
* [[Jonny Buckland]] – electric guitars, string arrangements 
* [[Guy Berryman]] – bass guitar, string arrangements 
* [[Will Champion]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements 
;Additional Personnel
* [[Audrey Riley]] - string arrangement, string performer
* Ann Lines – string performer
* Chris Tombling – string performer
* Dan Green – string performer
* Laura Melhewish – string performer
* Leo Payne – string performer
* Peter Lale – string performer
* Richard George – string performer
* Susan Dench – string performer

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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|+2000s weekly chart performance for "In My Place"
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{{Single chart|Australia|23|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Flanders Tip|15|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Wallonia Tip|14|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/coldplay/chart-history/cns/|title=Coldplay Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
|2
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{{Single chart|Denmark|16|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-08-25.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=20|issue=35|page=7|date=25 August 2002|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
|8
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{{Single chart|Finland|19|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|France|60|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{single chart|Germany|65|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|songid=5269|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Ireland2|2|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Italy|4|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2002/week-37|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 37, 2002|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>
|3
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{{Single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|New Zealand|24|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Norway|17|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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!scope="row"|Portugal ([[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|AFP]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-09-14.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=20|issue=38|page=17|date=14 September 2002|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
|3
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{{Single chart|Scotland|2|date=20020811|rowheader=true|artist=|song=|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Spain|12|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Sweden|46|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Switzerland|37|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|UK|2|date=20020811|rowheader=true|artist=|song=|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Billboardbubbling100|17|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|song=|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|song=|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|22|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|song=|refname=}}
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{{Single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=Coldplay|rowheader=true|song=|refname=}}
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2010s weekly chart performance for "In My Place"
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! scope="col" style="width:21em;" |Chart (2011–2017)
! scope="col" |Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row" |South Korea International ([[Gaon Music Chart|Gaon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=16&nationGbn=E&year_time= |title=International Digital Chart – Week 16 of 2017 |website=[[Gaon Chart]] |language=ko |access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
| 50
|-
{{Single chart|UK|40|date=20110703|rowheader=true|artist=|song=|refname=UKchart20110703}}
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2020s weekly chart performance for "In My Place"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:23em;" |Chart (2023)
! scope="col" |Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Single chart|Portugal|128|artist=Coldplay|song=In My Place|rowheader=true|access-date=2 June 2023|refname=}}
|}
{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "In My Place"
!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002|publisher=[[Jam!]]|date=14 January 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles.html|archive-date=6 September 2004|access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
|19
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2002.html|title=BDS CHART : Top 100 of 2002|publisher=[[Jam!]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906183811/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100page2_2002.html|archive-date=6 September 2004|access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
|55
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html|title=Top 100 Songs of 2002|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|year=2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113021/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html|archive-date=2 June 2004|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
|62
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf|title=Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli|publisher=[[FIMI]]|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510011600/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2002.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2006|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|42
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=2002 UK Year-end Charts|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>
|103
|-
!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-01-18.pdf|title=Most Broadcast of 2002 – Airplay Top 50|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=January 18, 2003|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|14
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2002|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=10|issue=51|page=16|date=20 December 2002}}</ref>
|61
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2002|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=44|date=20 December 2002}}</ref>
|65
|-
!scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 2002 Allstars: Most-Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=10|issue=51|page=52|date=20 December 2002}}</ref>
|10
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "In My Place"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Gold|relyear=2002|artist=Coldplay|title=In My Place|certyear=2021|note=Sales since 2009|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|award=Gold|id=file_2023-08-11-15-58-12.pdf|access-date=September 17, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=In My Place|access-date=15 December 2024|relyear=2000|certyear=2023|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Coldplay|title=In My Place|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2002|certyear=2023|certweek=45|access-date=10 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Coldplay|title=In My Place|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2025|id=13291-1754-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for "In My Place"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|{{start date|2002|07|01|df=y}}
|{{hlist|[[Hot adult contemporary]]|[[alternative radio|alternative]]|[[Adult album alternative|triple A radio]]}}
|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-06-28.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1459|page=26|date=28 June 2002|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|rowspan="2"|{{start date|2002|08|05|df=y}}
|CD
|rowspan="2"|[[Parlophone]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue649.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 05/08/2002|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=26|date=5 August 2002|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020807-0000/Issue649.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2002|access-date=3 May 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|align="center"|<ref name="rel1"/><ref name="rel2"/>
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|{{start date|2002|10|07|df=y}}
|[[Contemporary hit radio]]
|Capitol
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-10-04.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1473|page=27|date=4 October 2002|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of UK top-ten singles in 2002]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one adult alternative singles of the 2000s|List of ''Billboard'' number-one adult alternative singles of the 2000s]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* Roach, Martin (2003). ''Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy''. Omnibus. {{ISBN|0-7119-9810-8}}.

{{Coldplay songs}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal}}
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[[Category:Songs written by Guy Berryman]]
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